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Suggest Remedies For Inflamed Red Skin And Blisters On A Cuticle

Posted on Tue, 11 Oct 2016

Question: I have what started with what I thought was an unaffected cuticle. I put neosporin on it and bandaged. This has been going on for about 10 days it is inflamed and when I put into peroxide it have many bubbling spots. Like little blisters. Ski is inflamed and red. Cuticle seems to be separating from nail

Answered by Dr. Dr. Rahul Kumar (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
paronychia

Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thanks for the query and photograph.
It is looking like a bacterial infection of the nail fold kbown as paronychia.
It needs to be treated with oral antibiotics and even draining of pus might be required.
Please meet a surgeon as soon as possible.
Let me know if you have any other doubts.
Thank you.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Raju A.T

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Rahul Kumar (11 hours later)

What us the treatment for this

Answered by Dr. Dr. Rahul Kumar (25 hours later)

Brief Answer:
oral antibiotics

Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thanks for the follow up.
You need treatment with oral antibiotic like cefixime 200 mg twice daily for a week.
If there is no response you need to meet a surgeon for drainage of pus.
Let me know if you have any other doubts.
Thank you.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Prasad